Wahlberg’s earnings have come from movies Daddy’s Home 2 and Transformers: The Last Knight, according to the Forbesrankings, and knocked 2016’s top paid actor, Dwayne Johnson, into second place, with estimated earnings of $65 million.

If you’re wondering how Adam Sandler has made the top five, that’s due to a $250million Netflix deal to make four original films for the streaming service.

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But back to the pay gap outrage. Hollywood’s highest-paid actors continue to out-earn their female counterparts, with Emma Stone earning an estimated $26m. However, as well as Mark Wahlberg, another 13 male actors earned more than her between June 2016 and June 2017, according to Forbes.

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Best-paid female actors:

1. Emma Stone – $26m

2. Jennifer Aniston – $25.5m

3. Jennifer Lawrence – $24m

4. Melissa McCarthy – $18m

5. Mila Kunis – $15.5m

6. Emma Watson – $14m

6. Charlize Theron – $14m

8. Cate Blanchett – $12m

8. Julia Roberts – $12m

10. Amy Adams – $10.5m

According to Forbes, until there are an ‘equal number of high-paying roles, there will continue to be an inequality in the paychecks of Tinseltown’s very richest’.